Vallejo police conduct DUI checkpoint tonight

Vallejo police will conduct a checkpoint tonight as an effort to reduce the number of people killed or injured in alcohol-related traffic incidents.

The DUI/Driver's License checkpoint will be conducted at 6 p.m. at an undisclosed location in Vallejo.

"This (checkpoint) is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as ensuring drivers have a valid driver's license," police said in a release. "By publicizing these enforcement and education efforts, the Vallejo Police Department believes motorists can be deterred from drinking and driving."

The public should call 911 if they see a suspected impaired driver, police added.

The operation is funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.